Glenn Beck Cast as Buddy Cop in Horror Movie

Disturbing casting report today: Glenn Beck, polarizing media personality and not particularly stylish jeans designer, has been tentatively cast in a forthcoming horror movie from illusionist and atheist author Penn Jillette, reports Beck’s own site The Blaze. Perhaps a means to test his godlessness theory, Jillette says he will feature Beck alongside MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell as buddy cops in the crowd-sourced film Director’s Cut. Despite the fact that nothing sounds worse than seeing these two men attempt to play a role other than “cable newscaster”—already far-fetched in Beck’s case—Jillette has raised more than $880,000 of his nearly $1 million goal.

The site includes a poster of the unlikely co-starring duo, alongside the following teaser from Jillette, which we suppose is meant to attract more funding:

I have gotten a tentative okay from BOTH Glenn and Lawrence to be in “Director’s Cut.” They have both agreed to appear AND ACT in “Director’s Cut.” Yeah, you’ve seen them in movies before, but it’s always playing themselves or generic newscasters. In our movie (and we’re all making this together), they will be playing police officers discussing their “good cop/bad cop” strategy. Lawrence and Glenn have never met before but they will meet in person on the set of “Director’s Cut.”

Jillette appeals to potential funders on his crowd-sourcing site by explaining that “[a]ll the Hollywood execs who readDirector’s Cutsaid they ‘loved’ the movie, ‘but they thought it was too smart for you [the audience].’” Described by Jillette as “a darkly comedic thriller with a twist,” the film will feature “an older FBI agent and his gorgeous new partner working on a serial killer case where the murderer is mimicking well known killings of famous serial killers of the past.” If you, dear reader, are interested in helping Jillette realize his fever dream of a Glenn-Beck-co-starring horror movie (hot F.B.I. agent included!), the low-, low-priced donation of $2,650 will win you the opportunity to appear in the film as a corpse.